Richard Qiangdong Liu, The Chinese Billionaire

When you talk of online trading in china then the name Richard Liu Qiangdong cannot be omitted. Richard Liu is the founder and the chief executive officer of JD.com also known as the JingDong Mall. JD.com is the leading e-commerce platform in China and in the world at large. This company was founded in 2003. Liu’s entrepreneurship journey is an inspirational one as he started from the bottom and now he is one of the renowned businessmen in China. He is also a billionaire as per Forbes listing 2019 with net worth of $ 5.3 billion.

Richard Liu was born in 1973 in Suqian, China a province known as Jiangsu. He is a holder of bachelor’s degree in sociology which he got it from Renmin University, China. After completion of his undergraduate studies in 1996, he joined China Europe International School and pursued computer programming and later graduated with an EMBA. See This Article for more information.

Richard Liu started practicing his entrepreneurship skills while he was still a university student. He started by venturing into a restaurant business by investing his little cash which he earned from family loans and his side hustles. Unfortunately, his business collapsed after some months. After Richard Liu Qiangdong completed his studies, he worked with one of Japanese health product enterprise as a director of business and computers. After gaining some working experience, Rich launched his own company, Jing dong mall and served as a supplier of magneto optical products, in 1998.

His business was doing well and he had 12 stores countywide by 2003 when he faced a big challenge as a result of the SARS outbreak. This outbreak forced staff and clients to stay at home and at this juncture Richard Liu had to think outside the box. Since Liu was knowledgeable in the field of computer programming, Liu launched his online retail website in 2004 and this ensured his clients were able to access services and products while they are in their houses. It is in the same year when he launched the JD.Com which is now the leading online trading website in china. Today Richard Liu is the leading entrepreneur in China.